THE SEMIFINALS ARE IN THE BOOKS AT THE STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS... AND A PAIR OF DYNASTIES ARE HEADING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. OMAHA SKUTT HAS ALL BUT WRAPPED UP ITS 16th CLASS "B" WIN IN THE PAST 17 YEARS... BUT GRAND ISLAND'S BID FOR A 6th STRAIGHT TEAM TITLE IS IN DANGER...AS THE ISLANDERS ARE 3RD, BEHIND OMAHA NORTH AND MILLARD SOUTH.( THOR TRIPP - "THE CLASS A TEAM RACE WILL COME DOWN TO CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY. OMAHA NORTH QUALIFIES FIVE WRESTLERS FOR THE FINALS... WHILE SECOND- PLACE MILLARD SOUTH ADVANCES FOUR.NATHAN RODRIGUEZ STARTED THE PATRIOTS BIG DAY... AND DEFENDING CHAMPION ISAAC DELOA DID HIS PART, WITH A SECOND-PERIOD PIN." ISAAC DELOA - "I JUST KIND OF WENT OUT THERE AND WRESTLED MY BEST, GAVE IT MY ALL, JUST BEING AGGRESSIVE." THOR TRIPP - "OMAHA NORTH SPRINGS THE BIGGEST UPSET IN CLASS A, AS JACOBI JONES KNOCKS OUT DEFENDING CHAMP JAKE ANDERSON, 11-1... TYLER JACKSON WON A MUCH CLOSER DECISION... AND JAVAUGHN PERKINS CONTINUED HIS QUEST TOWARD A 4TH STRAIGHT TITLE... WITH A PIN IN THE FIRST." THOR TRIPP - "ANOTHER POTENTIAL FOUR-TIME CHAMP... BRETT VELASQUEZ OF BENNINGTON. THE 126-POUNDER REMAINS UNBEATEN ON THE SEASON WITH HIS 3RD PIN OF THE TOURNAMENT." BRETT VELASQUEZ - "ALL DAY I JUST WAS MENTALLY PREPARING MYSELF TO WRESTLE ANY OTHER TOUGH COMPETITION, I KNOW I WANTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE MATCH EARLY, SO I GOT A COUPLE TAKEDOWNS RIGHT AWAY AND FINISHED IT OFF IN THE SECOND PERIOD." THOR TRIPP - "WILL SCHANY OF BLAIR IS ANOTHER ONE OF THIS YEAR'S FIVE WRESTLERS GOING FOR THE CAREER SWEEP... AND PICKS UP A 23-11 WIN... AND JACOB SEBADE OF PENDER ALSO ADVANCES TO HIS FOURTH-STRAIGHT FINAL ... WINNING 4-2.COLTON ADAMS OF SCOTTSBLUFF IS THE STATE'S CAREER WINS LEADER... AND KNOCKS OFF QUINTEN DAWES, WHO WAS ONE PIN AWAY FROM A STATE RECORD OF HIS OWN." COLTON ADAMS - "beating him that dominatly, what was it like 10 or 12 points, I think I did good today" THOR TRIPP - "ADAMS WILL WRESTLE AT NEBRASKA NEXT YEAR.HARRISON PHILLIPS ADVANCES TOWARD HIS 3RD STRAIGHT TITLE WITH A PIN... AND JOHNNY PORTER OF BELLEVUE EAST KEEPS HIS UNDEFEATED SEASON ALIVE... KNOCKING OFF HIS METRO RIVAL, CORBIN FOSTER. OMAHA SKUTT CATHOLIC CONTINUES TO DOMINATE IN CLASS "B"... THE SKYHAWKS SENDING A HANDFUL OF WRESTLERS TO THE ROUND OF CHAMPIONS... HOLDING A 53-POINT LEAD ON THE REST OF THE FIELD." )

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